American Idol

I'm a Believer

Brooke is so clearly nervous about knowing what to do with herself alone onstage that she will perform every song from here on out with an instrument, the larger the better. Look for her on pipe organ next week! If she survives, for which she'll need to turn in a better performance than this one in her second outing: she starts way too low for her vocal range, and she's just not suited to uptempo numbers, which make her look like she's performing Dance Time at a preschool.

— by James Poniewozik