Do you watch House?

I like the show House. It's one of the few TV shows I watch.

If I remember correctly, last season ended with Dr. House having been shot. He was being taken to surgery and had asked for an alternative approach to anesthesia that might have had a positive side effect on his bad leg.

This season, it's like none of that happened. Now, much of the end of last season dealt with Dr. House's hubris. Without getting into too much detail, he was going through some self-realization regarding how he behaves with other people.

Now I'm wondering if the new season so far is some kind of dream sequence while he's in surgery. He's still limping around, using a cane and being an arrogant, if brilliant, pain in the ass. The cop who is out to teach him a lesson fits nicely into the lesson he was learning last season.

So did I miss something at the start of the season? Did he get surgery and things are status quo ante? What's the deal?

BTW, the guy playing the cop (I think his name is David Morse, but I'm blogging from my Palm Treo, so I can't type this and check his name at the same time) is a good actor. He's been around for a long time, and I also think he's kinda hot.

But I digress. Can someone who watches the show tell me if I missed an episode or something?