Because you like Olivia Pope in Scandal

Faith has a chip on her shoulder and a stake in her hand to slay vampires in her town. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Community-driven but practical, Calvin Palmer is a natural leader even if he doesn't always see it. See them in Barbershop.

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.

As the White House Press Secretary, C. J. Cregg is a master of verbal karate and the best damn basketball player in Ohio Valley history. See them in The West Wing.

Cutting ties with her con-artist friends, Sarah Manning is creating a better life for her daughter by taking on the identity of the deceased Beth. See them in Orphan Black.

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

Bree Van De Kamp likes her whiskey's neat, her napkins pressed, and her guns loaded. See them in Desperate Housewives.

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

With a brilliant mind, an insane level of confidence, and a penchant for drunken dancing, Cristina Yang is a force to be reckoned with. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

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).

Assistant to the demanding editor-in-chief, Emily Charlton comes across as cold and insensitive. But who can blame her? See them in The Devil Wears Prada.