Because you like Pete Campbell in Mad Men

Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.

Andrew Glouberman is trying to make it through puberty with his sanity intact. See them in Big Mouth.

A champion of chivalry, Don Quixote is dutifully bringing good to the world—even when others think he's out of his mind. See them in Don Quixote.

A bloodsucker, Carlisle Cullen is actually more likely to give you a blood infusion. See them in Twilight.

Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.

Charles Boyle is the human equivalent of a puppy, only slightly less adorable. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions, people consider Brian a nerd. But he's more than that. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Oscar Martinez is a national accountant in an office of weirdos. See them in The Office.

On the football field, Tim Riggins has it together. But off the field, he sports bloodshot eyes and broken hearts. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

Serena van der Woodsen is a wild child. Too wild, her friends and family might argue. See them in Gossip Girl.