Because you like Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey

Herion is Mark Renton's favorite drug. He sniffs it, smokes it, swallows it, sticks it up his arse, and injects it into his veins. See them in Trainspotting.

A free-spirited artist, Marjane Satrapi is living under the shadow of an oppressive society. See them in Persepolis.

For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.

Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.

Bedside manner is for chumps, not the brilliant Dr. Gregory House. See them in House M.D..

Dustin Henderson doesn't let the bullies get to him. He's secure in who he is and that his friends have his back. See them in Stranger Things.

An intriguing bundle of contradictions, Sawyer Ford trusts no one on the island, and no one should trust him. See them in Lost.

A sarcastic and nosy tomboy, Stephanie Tanner is understandably not crazy about being the middle child. See them in Full House.

Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.

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

A Washington DC fixer, Olivia Pope can make roadblocks disappear with a single phone call. "It's handled" is her life motto. See them in Scandal.