Because you like Anya Jenkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Lily Aldrin is a flaky but supportive kindergarten teacher and painter. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Short on book smarts but long on compassion, this high school football player secretly has a soulful side. See them in Glee.

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

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

This android may not have emotions, but Lt. Commander Data's curiosity about humanity is endless. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Christine Palmer is a great surgeon and an even better friend. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Emily Gilmore is the DAR chair, proud grandmother, and full of opinions. See them in Gilmore Girls.

Chef is a swinging bachelor and former R&B singer with a leopard-skin upholstered couch and some great stories. See them in South Park.

Riley Blue is trying to outrun her bad luck, but she might not be fast enough. See them in Sense8.

Joe West is overprotective and secretive when his children are involved. See them in DC Extended Universe.