Well, for you that stuck with it... before the break all the permanent underlings of House were chosen, and as always he masterminded a plan to get his way. With that said, House returns next week on the 29th, with what looks to be 2 new episodes (the other on the 3rd of Feb.).

Here's an interivew with Number 13, which was a good read especially when she explained that not even that actors new which characters were going to be picked so there was a parallel between the show and real life:
http://www.tv.com/story/10758.html