Because you like Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Frank Ginsberg is the number one Proust scholar in the world, but he recently failed at committing suicide. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.

Leslie Burke is bold, courageous, and imaginative enough to create a world from scratch. See them in Bridge to Terabithia.

With a song always on her lips and her heart on her sleeve, Maria von Trapp is the governess every kid dreams of. See them in The Sound of Music.

Frodo might have carried the ring, but Samwise Gamgee carried the ring bearer. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Calling Alicia Florrick a "good wife" is damning this smart, capable, thoughtful woman with too-faint praise. See them in The Good Wife.

A man of the court, Lord Varys knows how to manipulate it better than anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.

On the outside, Gwen seems meek and calm. But she has an inner core of steel. See them in Merlin.

A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.

Belle is an adventurous, intelligent fairy tale maiden who strives to see the best in everyone. See them in Once Upon a Time.

Benji Applebaum is not a total nerd. He also happens to be super into magic. See them in Pitch Perfect.

Charlie is a Type A theater director dealing with something out of his control: a painful divorce. See them in Marriage Story.