Because you like Cyrus Beene in Scandal

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Veronica Mars is a sarcastic private eye whose biggest mission is surviving high school. See them in Veronica Mars.

Robbie Turner has been accused of a crime he never committed, changing the course of his life forever. See them in Atonement.

Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.

As the unit chief of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, Aaron Hotchner is dead serious about avenging dead people. See them in Criminal Minds.

After surviving a CIA mission that was supposed to kill him, ex-military man John Reese bets it all on a chance to redeem himself. See them in Person of Interest.

Carol Peletier's credo: your strength comes from who you are, not who you used to be. See them in The Walking Dead.

Keren Walker is a socialite looking to avoid work, keep a constant buzz, and be as snarky as possible. See them in Will & Grace.

Everything is fascinating to Octavia Blake who has been locked away for her entire life. See them in The 100.

Driven yet empathetic, Emily Prentiss brings humanity to the pursuit of inhuman killers. See them in Criminal Minds.

Haymitch Abernathy is a trainer for the tributes of District 12, although he's never sober enough to give much advice. See them in The Hunger Games .

It’s a shame that the Seven Kingdoms doesn’t allow a woman to rule. The scheming, focused Cersei Lannister would do a far better job than either of her sons. See them in Game of Thrones.