Sunday, October 2, 1988 ·Night
October 2 again: Donnie stays in bed
The Primary Universe resumes seconds before the engine falls. Donnie is awake, in bed, and laughing. This time he does not get up.
Who is there
In Sparrow's terms
- Primary Universe
- The universe we ordinarily live in. In Donnie Darko it is the timeline in which the jet engine falls on October 2, 1988 and kills Donnie in his bed.
- Living Receiver
- The person chosen to return the Artifact to the Primary Universe. Donnie Darko is the Living Receiver of the film.
What happens at this moment.