Because you like Melody Grant in Scandal

Curving free kicks and crosses is tough, but keeping her soccer passion from her disapproving family is way tougher for Jess. See them in Bend It Like Beckham.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

Derek Shepherd is a talented and passionate neurosurgeon. Some people call him McDreamy. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

When the going gets tough, Dre Johnson gets tougher. Well, he'd like to think he does. See them in Blackish.

As Jane Villanueva grapples with a truly unexpected pregnancy, she realizes that her life is "now the stuff of telenovelas." See them in Jane the Virgin.

Effortlessly sexy, calm, and collected, Eric Northman is equally at home ripping off heads and flirting with waitresses. See them in True Blood.

Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress who can read minds and break hearts. See them in True Blood.

Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.

Jo Wilson is an accomplished doctor who's getting over her past. See them in Grey's Anatomy.