ADRIA AND COWBOY ON ICE: KAREN TURNS COLD SHOULDER

Marvin throws Adria and Cowboy up on the block, out of allegiance to Will and a desire to get a strong player out of the BIG BROTHER 5 House. He tells the gathered HouseGuests that he put the two of them up because he knows that Cowboy has Adria's back and would have played on her team in the Veto competition and tried to rescue her. It's a strategic decision on his part. When Karen later wins PoV, she elects not to use it, so Cowboy and Adria remain up for eviction.

AND THEN THERE WERE SEVEN

As the number of HouseGuests dwindles, the friendships grow tighter, the game gets more real and the conversations get more serious. Following Marvin's HoH win, Nakomis and Diane break it down in the kitchen. Diane wonders what Marvin could do that would cause the most damage. Nakomis counters, "Do the most damage or make the smartest move?" She then adds, "Most damage: you and Drew. Best option: maybe me and you."

Wasting no time, Marvin looks for assurances about his future. He immediately begins negotiating with Diane. He tells her she is safe if he can get an assurance that he is safe. He tells her, "You're hardcore." Diane is pleased to hear this from Marvin. "You're the only person who tells me my bad attitude isn't so bad. I would love to see you standing next to me at the end of this game."

Diane is feeling good about her game with Nakomis, Karen and Drew all on her side.

Later, Diane and Drew have a conversation with Nakomis, during which Nakomis shares some intimate details about her private life. Some titillate them, but some freak them out. She tells them, "I go to fetish balls." Innocent Drew asks what she means, and Nakomis replies, "A place where people wear nipple clamps and ask you to spank them." She gives them a few more details, and explains that a dominatrix is someone who, "...ties you up and beats the crap out of you," Drew shudders.