Because you like Meadow Soprano in The Sopranos

Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.

High school is Hell, so Allison Reynolds spends her time giving herself tattoos with ballpoint pens and shaking dandruff out of her hair. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Claire Standish is a popular, perfect princess who's deeper than she seems. See them in The Breakfast Club.

This power-hungry Time Lord calls himself the "master of all." Bonus: he has 13 lives. See them in Doctor Who.

There's more to this sweet, caring landlady than meets the eye. See them in Sherlock.

Louis de Pointe du Lac is wanting to find a way of living that doesn't make him miserable. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.

Despite the undeniably awful turn her life has taken, Rachel handles herself with remarkable grace. See them in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl .

Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.

A legendary warrior with a complicated relationship to the truth, Jaime Lannister is revered and reviled in equal measure See them in Game of Thrones.

Experiment 626 was designed for one thing: to destroy everything he touches. See them in Lilo & Stich.

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