Because you like Donna Martin in Beverly Hills, 90210
Calling Alicia Florrick a "good wife" is damning this smart, capable, thoughtful woman with too-faint praise. See them in The Good Wife.
Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.
April Kepner is an excellent surgeon, but outside of the operating room, she's more anxious than most. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.
Christian is a romantic who for some reason won't stop singing everything he feels. See them in Moulin Rouge.
Maurice Moss is a dedicated IT guy who even talks like a computer. See them in The IT Crowd.
John Yossarian is trapped in irony as he must be insane to leave the war but if he does try to leave, he'll be deemed sane and will be forced to stay, See them in Catch-22.
Green skin, pointy hat, evil cackle—this villain has it all! See them in The Wizard of Oz.
A whip-smart NYU professor who is a master of her classroom but less confident in her love life, Rachel Chu comes into her own on a trip to Singapore. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.
Leonard Hofstadter is the normal one among his scientist friends, though in fairness that's a low bar. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Mike Hannigan is a lawyer-turned-pianist who loves to tap into his kooky side. See them in Friends.