Reluctant martyr for all bullied gay TV doctors T.R. Knight returned to The Ellen DeGeneres Show today, eight months after sitting in the very same seat to jumpstart his Evil Gay Mastermind plot to undo his McThreateningy co-star, Isaiah Washington. In that time, T.R. appears to have relaxed a great deal, having had some time to acclimate to his new out status and fully savor the bottomless pit of emptiness that accompanies entering the L.A. gay dating pool.

Thank heavens for pet Labrador Arrow—a gift from best friend Katherine "Hard G" Heigl and so famously flung over T.R.'s shoulders on an Advocate cover—for giving the hardworking Emmy-nominated actor a wet nose and warm heart to snuggle up to until his finds his own Reichen.