Because you like Grace Florrick in The Good Wife
Sam Montgomery works hard, but her evil stepmother makes sure her efforts don't pay off. See them in A Cinderella Story.
Stella Grant is an organized, orderly optimist living with a dangerous disease. See them in Five Feet Apart.
A jealous woman is dangerous. A jealous assassin woman like Elle Driver is even more so. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.
Wanderer is a Soul, a parasite sent into a host to take over their body, extracting information from them and colonizing their species. See them in The Host.
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.
Britta Perry has never met a cause she couldn't passionately champion—at least for a little bit. See them in Community.
Daphne Blake's unfailing enthusiasm keeps the team's morale up even as they're battling evil spirits and other ghouls. See them in Scooby-Doo.
As high-strung as she is talented, Rachel Berry both marches and sings to the beat of her own drum. See them in Glee.
Riley Blue is trying to outrun her bad luck, but she might not be fast enough. See them in Sense8.
There's magic behind Tara Maclay's quiet façade. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.