Everything You Need To Remember Before "Nashville" Comes Back

With a funeral, baby daddy drama, a sex tape scandal, a blackmail attempt, a pregnancy confession, 13 years of sobriety out of the window (or into the bushes via vomit), a marriage proposal, and a life-changing car accident, there is a lot to remember about the ABC country music soap Season 1 finale. Refresh your memory here before Season 2 debuts on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

1. Poor Juliette was mourning the death of her mom.

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And it was clearly having a serious effect on her.

2. Rayna broke the news to Daphne and Maddie that she was going to the CMAs with Deacon.

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Maddie was serving up some serious sass on the side of that OJ and cereal because knew that Deacon is her dad IRL.

3. Gunnar had gotten arrested and missed Scarlett's show.

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And he was determined to make amends. (Also, the Nashville police have trouble with spelling apparently.)

4. Meanwhile, Scarlett and Avery were getting their flirt on.

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5. Deacon tried to get through to a heartbroken Juliette.

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But she literally slammed that door in his face.

6. Teddy got a call form the attorney general's office and it wasn't a friendly one.

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7. And Maddie showed up at Deacon's house to tell him she thought he was her real dad.

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8. Gunnar tried to apologize to Scarlett with calla lilies.

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But she was all, "Um, no thanks. I'm gonna go see Avery perform."

9. Juliette thought she would be fine to attend the CMAs, but then she kind of a mental break.

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Apparently, she went to the Ramona Singer School of Crazy Eyes.

10. But it's OK because Brad Paisley was there!

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11. And he performed "Bitter Memory" with Rayna's blue leather pants.

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So shiny!

12. And every time she sang the lyric "Bitter Memory," she side-eyed Deacon, who was on guitar, like this:

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Subtle.

13. Afterwards, Deacon came into Rayna's dressing room and confronted her about being Maddie's father.

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14. And Rayna was like:

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But eventually, she confirmed the news and Deacon stormed out.

15. Maddie was equally upset.

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And she used the ultimate declaration to show her mom how angry she was: "Daddy, I want to live with you." But to Teddy, not to her real dad Deacon. I know, it's confusing.

16. Meanwhile, Juliette left the CMAs to be with her mom.

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She was the only one at her funeral. And she was a little overdressed. But she is Juliette Barnes, after all.

17. And Gunnar showed up at Avery's gig, where he was dueting with Scarlett.

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18. Sadly, after staring at a glass of whiskey intensely for a few minutes, the paternity drama led Deacon to break his sobriety after 13 years.

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And it tasted, presumably, like a "bitter memory" indeed.

19. And after waking up in the bar the next day, he drunkenly fought Teddy outside of City Hall.

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20. All the while, Rayna was at Juliette's mom's funeral, wondering where Deacon was.

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21. And Gunnar had the unfortunate honor of walking up to Deacon's house in search of advice about Scarlett; instead, he found Deacon puking off of his porch.

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22. Gunnar called Deacon's sponsor Coleman for help, which did not go over well.

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But, eventually, he passed out.

23. Oh, and Lamar demoted Tandy, so she quit instead.

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Get it, gurl.

24. This is what Deacon looked like when he finally came to:

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But he told Coleman he didn't need "a babysitter" and that he was just going to take a shower to wash the pain away.

25. And he did take a shower. But then he also did this:

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26. On the (sort of) upside, the police returned a destroyed chip to Juliette (that once held her sex tape) from her mom's apartment. And immediately afterward, her assistant handed her a letter from her mom.

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It explained that she did this to protect Juliette, who deserved a "clean" life.

27. And Rayna and her daughter hugged and made-up too.

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28. And Peggy didn't want to be left out of such motherly experiences; she told Teddy that she's pregnant!

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29. Even though she lied to the attorney general, he was still hot on Lamar and Teddy's trail. He stopped Tandy to have a little chat.

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30. Juliette held a memorial for her mom at the Bluebird and sang "Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again."

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ALL THE TEARS!

31. And Gunnar proposed to Scarlett!

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32. Deacon showed up at the Bluebird and Rayna tried to talk things out with him.

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33. But when he tried to drive away, with whisky in hand, she made sure she got behind the wheel.

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Lots of slo-mo fighting ensued.

34. So much fighting, in fact, that it distracted Rayna from seeing a car coming. And she tried to swerve off the road, but the car flipped.

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And then it ended. And we've had to wait FOUR MONTHS to find out what happened to Tami Taylor Rayna Jaymes!!!!!!

Brace yourselves for the Season 2 premiere of Nashville, which airs on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.