Because you like Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.
Arwen has to choose between a life of loneliness or love and inevitible death, both rather unfortunate options. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
Amy Santiago likes following the rules a little too much. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.
Michelle Richardson's world revolves around her boyfriend. Alas, his world doesn't revolve around her. See them in Skins.
Amy Farrah Fowler deserves sainthood for putting up with Sheldon Cooper. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Holden Caulfield is convinced that the whole adult world is full of phonies. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.
Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.
While he might drive colleagues crazy with his antics, Jake Peralta cares about the Nine-Nine more than most things. Including personal hygiene. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Don't ask Rosa Diaz, a Brooklyn detective, to lighten up. Actually, to be safe, don't ask her to do anything! See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Omar Little is a pretty chill guy, as long as you can forgive the stealing and killing people. See them in The Wire.