Everything you need to remember before watching 'Westworld' season 2

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the first season of "Westworld."

HBO's acclaimed series "Westworld" returns this Sunday for its second season premiere. After a debut season of twists and turns and more intertwining storylines than the average viewer can keep up with, it'd be understandable if you don't remember every detail from all 10 episodes.

INSIDER is here to bring you back up to speed on the major plot lines from the first season you'll want to remember before watching the second season premiere.

Keep reading for a look at everything you need to know.

Let's start with the big picture. By the end of the first season, we had learned that Westworld was a 35-year-old park with a sordid history.

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Westworld was created by two men: Dr. Robert Ford and Arnold Weber. Together they were able to make androids (called hosts) appear entirely lifelike and nearly indistinguishable from humans.

But Arnold began experimenting with bootstrapping consciousness into the hosts. Dolores — the first host they ever made — was his guinea pig. 

After having Dolores work through a "maze" several times to help boost her own subconscious, Arnold tried to convince Ford that they couldn't open the park.

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Arnold believed the hosts, and especially Dolores, were capable of coming fully alive. But Ford didn't listen. So Arnold staged a full massacre in the park. 

He programmed Dolores and Teddy, another host, to shoot and kill all of the other hosts. Then Arnold triggered a code ("these violent delights have violent ends") that would make Dolores shoot and kill him and turn the gun on herself. 

But Ford covered up the incident and opened the park anyways. Westworld was hemorrhaging cash — which is where William and Logan came in.

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William and Logan worked together at a company which purchased a stake in Westworld. They visited the park together ahead of William's marriage to Logan's sister, Juliette. 

Both William and Logan fell in love with the park, but for different reasons. Logan enjoyed indulging in his vices, while William was enthralled with Dolores (who had been placed back in the park).

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