Because you like Annie Wilkes in Misery

A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.

Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.

Phoebe Halliwell is a bestselling author and martial arts master with power of premonitions. See them in Charmed.

Rupert Giles is a librarian on the outside, fearless evil-fighter on the inside. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Darcy Lewis is a razor-sharp scientist studying things that science can't explain. See them in Thor.

Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.

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.

Stella Grant is an organized, orderly optimist living with a dangerous disease. See them in Five Feet Apart.

Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

Marge Gunderson embodies the very best of the American Midwest. She's kind, friendly, and fiercely honest. See them in Fargo.