Roger Smith (seasons 8-present)

Roger Smith, also known as Roger the Alien or just known by his first name Roger, is the deuteragonist and off and on again antagonist of the adult animated comedy series American Dad!. He is voiced by the show's creator, Seth MacFarlane.

Sadly, he was flanderized from season 8 onwards.

Why He's Now The CIA's Most Wanted Alien

 * 1) He went from a funny comic relief to a violently murderous sociopath.
 * 2) He has done a lot of bad things in season 8. These include:
 * 3) * He was at his absolute worst in "Love, AD Style" because he shot Hayley and tried to skin her alive. Oh, and to add insult to injury, that was the season 8 premiere, meaning his flanderization is a "cranked up to 11 right away" one.
 * 4) * He tried to steal Steve's girlfriend in "Introducing the Naughty Stewardess".
 * 5) * In "Naked to the Limit, One More Time", he pushed Jeff into a spaceship that sent him to his home planet and people. Not only that he died in space.
 * 6) * In "Stan's Best Friend" he is shown laughing at Steve because he is crying over his pet got injured which is very mean-spirited of him.
 * 7) Almost all of Roger's redeeming qualities have been stripped from him.
 * 8) For a character who still gets a lot of screentime, he has a huge lack of backstory compared to the other characters. This combined with his character treatment, makes him come across as almost one dimensional.
 * 9) He is extremely selfish and only cares for himself. An example of this is when he ate all of Steve’s chocolates that he was going to use for a fundraiser even though he did not know that the chocolates were for that purpose and that he needed to act this way in order to survive in the universe.
 * 10) Even when he does shows acts of kindness, they come off as artificial most of the time as the "Frannie 911" episode states that kindness and empathy are so toxic to him that it would kill him literally. Later episodes ignore this, causing these kind moments from Roger to be seen as only existing simply as a plot device.
 * 11) He rarely gets any consequences for his actions, making him a Karma Houdini.
 * 12) He also became an incredibly overused character and solely used for "dark comedy".
 * 13) He acts way too childish, to the point it's not mostly funny anymore.
 * 14) He is completely incapable of accepting criticism to the point where he either flat out puts it down or goes into a rage over it.
 * 15) He is a highly offensive stereotype towards bisexual and pansexual people as he not only acts campy and effeminate often, but he also gives off the notion that bisexual and pansexual people are highly depraved people with no sense of altruism.
 * 16) He's become just as psychopathic as Peter Griffin, however his psychopathic tendencies are even worse than him.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He was much more likeable in the first seven seasons of the show.
 * 2) His personas are still great and entertaining to watch.
 * 3) He still shows his care for his family occasionally, especially with Steve and Stan.
 * 4) * In fact, his chemistry with Steve is still awesome and believable, similar to Brian and Stewie.
 * 5) * Also, his relationship with his son Rogu is very sweet and heartwarming.
 * 6) Seth MacFarlane still does an amazing job voicing him.
 * 7) It's likely that they made Roger intentionally unlikable.
 * 8) As mentioned above in WH'sTC's(I?)MWA#7, he sometimes gets his competence for his actions.
 * 9) His design for an alien is still awesome fo look at.
 * 10) At least, he has murdered less people in recent seasons, which can be considered a bit of a redemption for him.
 * 11) He does have some great episodes here and there.

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