One way or another he didn't have a choice.

 

What difference does it make if the captured Whisperer is male or female?
I don't blame Daryl for any of this. Maybe Rosita and Eugene because they traveled further than usual to set up that antenna on the water tower and crossed some imaginary "border". But Lydia said the group traveled around a lot, so they have no real territory. Daryl's group had to slow down the walkers following them back to Hilltop, and it was convenient to take a prisoner to interrogate. I think that's pretty logical when you all of a sudden see humans wearing dead peoples skin.

 

Nope, Daryl has not been the cause of this conflict.

Daryl did the smart thing in bringing back a whisperer in the hopes of gathering intel. He had no clue that his prisoner was the daughter of their leader.

This was not a case of poor judgement on Daryl's part. Dammit dammit dammit - here I go again defending him This right here....THIS is the madness of these past few episodes....ME of all people defending Daryl and his actions!!!!!

 

Can we stop blaming Daryl for everything that happens on TWD?

 

Lydia admitted they were always going to kill them. Its "what they do". And she was definitely interested in finding out there was a new community at Hilltop. There was going to be a War no matter what.

 

I don’t believe Alpha is gonna refrain from conflict once/if she gets Lydia back. She will find a way to wipe them out now that the Hilltop knows about the Whisperers. She’s cunning. So Daryl doesn’t really have a choice. There will be bloodshed either way. That’s who Alpha is. It may seem like Daryl will be causing a war when he refuses to give abused Lydia back. Though I bet Lydia will find a way to escape anyway thanks to Horny Henry.

 

Others already said it, Alpha was going to attack anyway because that's what they do. Alpha is just saying things to get Lydia back, she's a liar and a manipulator so no matter what Daryl did/does, this was always going to be a war.

 

I agree with just about everything said here. Alpha is a cuckoo bird, and as soon as she saw our people in her "territory" (which I still don't understand...they're nomadic, right?) she was going after them.

Daryl's decisions going forward will more than likely complicate things, but (unless they show us something really surprising happened in the time jump, which actually may have) I don't see how he instigated anything here.

 

Up to this moment, I do not see Daryl's causing the war directly or indirectly.
From the preview, it looks like Alpha wants to trade Alden/Luke for Lydia but Daryl refused.

 

Nope, it is what it is. The Whisperers are freaks! Wouldn't have mattered who did what.

 

I motion that we now refer to him as Hornry

All those in favor? Post aye

All those opposed? Bite me

 

LOL at your new avy.