hey about tonight's episode; Daryl was about to go back to Alexandria but I was wondering /why/ I mean he's usually not the one who panics and I thought 'is it because of Carol?' but by now he should know that she can take care of herself so why did he leave Abe and Sasha? (before coming back)
I think a large part of it had to do with Carol, but also because of the rest of Team Family. They were left behind with the Alexandrians, who aren’t that adept at this world just yet. He doesn’t trust them to protect his family. Plus, Daryl and Carol haven’t been reunited that long. According to the Wikia timeline, it’s been roughly 41 days since their reunion (after being apart an estimated 8 days), and about 33 days since they left Grady.
So I would say Pookie is more than a wee bit twitchy about leaving her–capable though she may be–surrounded by people he doesn’t fully trust to back her up. Or maybe he would just feel better having her close, hopefully to prevent anything from happening to her again because capable though she may be, shit happens, has happened, and may happen again.
I think he believed Abe and Sasha could have pulled the job off by themselves, but like Rick said, leaving the mission before it was over would have put that part of the family in danger, plus putting those left in Alexandria in the path of almost certain devastation. He made Daryl choose the long-term good over the short-term… that Daryl needed to trust the family left behind, the community they’ve become a part of, and have faith that working towards that greater good will be the best in the long run.
But I did totally scream at the TV when I saw he’d gone back to the mission, lol. ^_~
~Capt. Janne