Because you like Beth Pearson in This Is Us

Don't ask Rosa Diaz, a Brooklyn detective, to lighten up. Actually, to be safe, don't ask her to do anything! See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Patrick Verona is a bad boy who's after a tough girl. See them in 10 Things I Hate About You.

Joyce Byers isn't crazy. She's just speaking to her missing son across dimensions using Christmas lights. See them in Stranger Things.

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

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.

Sidney Prescott is trying to return to life as a regular, teenage girl – one who doesn't cause rooms to go silent when she walks in. See them in Scream.

CIA operative Carrie Mathison is on a self-assigned mission to follow a lead, whether it be the truth or just her delusions playing tricks. See them in Homeland.

Rupert Giles is a librarian on the outside, fearless evil-fighter on the inside. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Meet Homelander, the snake that lurks beneath the glossy veneer. See them in The Boys.

Ted Mosby is a hopelessly romantic architect in search of someone to be the mother of his children. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Elaine Benes is a tough New Yorker who can hang with the guys, and date the ones who are "sponge-worthy." See them in Seinfeld.

Growing up is hard for Carl Grimes. Growing up in a zombie apocalypse is even harder. See them in The Walking Dead.