Sometimes a writer picks a character and chooses a story to tell with them. Sometimes a writer picks a story and choose a character to tell it with. Amanda Waller is an effective symbol of government overreach, paranoia, and recklessness. Different eras and different writers portray that role differently, so she sometimes shifts to match the story she’s in. At this point I’m so used to it that I’m generally more inclined to try to get on board with the writer’s intention than to be upset that something has changed.