Because you like Marla Singer in Fight Club
With an abundant supply of alcohol, nice restaurants, and free will, Crowley is a demon who is thoroughly enjoying his time on Earth. See them in Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.
Rose Tyler may have not done too well in school, but she's certainly holding her own in space. See them in Doctor Who.
Jack's big imagination is never limited by his incredibly cramped surroundings. See them in Room.
Calling Alicia Florrick a "good wife" is damning this smart, capable, thoughtful woman with too-faint praise. See them in The Good Wife.
Remy Hadley is a closed book—a cynical, super-smart closed book. See them in House M.D..
Maya Lambert is an obsessive intelligence officer with tunnel vision leading toward Osama bin Laden. See them in Zero Dark Thirty.
The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.
V is a violent anarchist with literally nothing left to lose. But, he might have a point. See them in V for Vendetta.
Detective Alec Hardy doesn't let anyone get too close to him. See them in Broadchurch.
Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.
Kiara Carrera is a hippie socialist who likes sea turtles more than people. See them in Outer Banks.