This week was utterly dire, I agree. I'm trying to think of other people who've done terrible performances this late in the competition - I think Kellie Pickler's 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered' in season five was around this point, and that was wretched. Katharine McPhee's 'Against All Odds' was a bit later than this, but not quite in the same league of badness. Jordin Sparks's 'Living On A Prayer' was in what would have been Top 5 week if not for the non-elimination during Idol Gives Back. And every single performance by Taylor Hicks was a fucking trainwreck, but I'm biased.

I'm glad you agree with me on David Cook - there seems to be so much adoration of him spread across the internet, and I don't get it at all. As much as I love Brooke, I rather think it's kinder for her to go home now before she cracks up completely.