Because you like Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby
Irene Adler has to use both her brains and her body to survive. Luckily, she's usually the most brilliant person in the room. See them in Sherlock.
Janet Weiss is just like any other girl trapped in a bizarre burlesque-show castle. See them in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
A formerly righteous wizard, Saruman has been corrupted by the forces of evil. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple under the sea. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.
Rebecca Bunch struggles with decision making. So much so that she chases her high school boyfriend across the country to win him back. See them in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
A formerly adventurous playboy, Will Traynor has become cynical by what life has thrown at him. See them in Me Before You.
A meek schoolteacher, Mary Margaret Blanchard can't remember her past as a spirited, swashbuckling Snow White. See them in Once Upon a Time.
There isn't a man in the world who executes his job with more finesse than Monsieur Gustave H. See them in The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Lily Aldrin is a flaky but supportive kindergarten teacher and painter. See them in How I Met Your Mother.
The seasoned detectives in River Heights have got nothing on amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. See them in Nancy Drew.
Regina Mills is a cold evil queen turned chilly town mayor. See them in Once Upon a Time.