In all seven seasons of American Idol, never have I seen this expression on Simon Cowell’s face. The sheer horror and confusion were warranted: The performance he had just witnessed was, in a word, disturbing — and courtesy of former Idol winner Fantasia Barrino. Perhaps you would expect something manic from William Hung or Sanjaya, but this was from the “talented” individual who took home season three’s crown. I’m unsure as to why they chose this night to unleash Fantasia, but it has to be encouraging to the two Davids (yes, Syesha finally went home) — come next week, all this will be theirs for the taking. I wouldn’t be surprised if they both haven’t already dropped out at this point.

To restore your faith in the voting public, click through and view what will surely go down in the record books as one of the greatest performances in Idol history.