At the beginning of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier", Sam directly made a big deal for the audience - he gave up the US team shield.
U.S. Government: Ecstasy inside.
Soon, the government found John Walker as the new generation of Captain America, but the new Team had some problems with emotional management, and he lost control of his friend in the process of tracking down the Flag Breakers, killing a Flag Breaker member in public.
As a result, John, whose shields were not yet hot, was stripped of his title (no), and even his previous honors were taken back.
However, in the final episode, the audience can see John still wearing the uniform of the American team, holding the American team shield (pseudo), and fighting with Sam and Bucky against the flag breakers.
Many viewers will not understand, is he killing people, just to rob the title, do not have to pay other costs?
Screenwriter Malcolm Spelman explained in an interview with Deadline that this is because people like John are hardly "held accountable from the government."
Ideally, John's uniform and shield (pseudo)should be confiscated, and the producers wanted to give him a harsher punishment, but they wanted the show to be based on reality.
"How could such a thing happen to someone like him? You can't tell a story very fake. ”
The screenwriter's reason is so reasonable that it is impossible to refute it.
Personally, though, I think this is paving the way for John's future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and if the punishment is too severe, it's not long before the character is more villainous, but the writers seem to want him to be an anti-hero who is frantically tempting on the edge of the law.
Captain America will not lynch criminals because he is a very good image, but the American secret agent is different, and he may use "bad" means in order to achieve a "good" result.
In this way, the American secret agent seems to be a bit like a punisher.
Of course, the above is purely personal speculation, small partners to see on the line, don't take it seriously.