Symone Black

Symone Black fell off the stage after performing on 'American Idol' last night. She took a hard header, and was knocked out by the tumble. During the scare, when it was unclear exactly how badly Black was injured, her fellow contestants circled in prayer backstage for her. What a sweet show of solidarity in the earliest stages of 'Idol.'

A cliffhanger on a reality talent show? Is that even possible? Oh yeah. Since the 'American Idol' Hollywood rounds are taped and not live, the show's producers have the ability to edit as they see fit, so tonight's episode ended with singer Symone Zaire Black, 16, falling off the stage and obviously hurt in the tumble. We have to question the decision to leave the viewers in such a concerned state