Because you like Isabelle de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.
Christine Daae has been secretely taking lessons from a phantom musician. It sounded less creepy in her head. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.
A legendary warrior with a complicated relationship to the truth, Jaime Lannister is revered and reviled in equal measure See them in Game of Thrones.
If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.
Roger Kint is a nervous, weak, ham-handed criminal. We think. See them in The Usual Suspects.
The brilliant Mona Vanderwaal is proof that undergoing an "extreme makeover" isn't always a good thing. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
A talented OBGYN, Addison Montgomery is trying to figure out the whole love and marriage thing. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.
Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.
Alex Vause's tattoos and tough exterior cover the fact that she's just a girl with a really intense crush. See them in Orange Is The New Black.
Strong-willed Norah Silverberg isn't willing to be the goody bag at anyone's pity party. See them in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
Marge Simpson is a mostly happy housewife and subscriber to Sponge and Vacuum Magazine. See them in The Simpsons.