Because you like Beth March in Little Women

There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.

The Ice King is lonely and looking for a princess to sweep him off his feet. See them in Adventure Time.

A Washington DC fixer, Olivia Pope can make roadblocks disappear with a single phone call. "It's handled" is her life motto. See them in Scandal.

Fun and feisty on the outside, Meredith Grey is dark and twisty on the inside. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

His murderous megalomania aside, Loki is quite charming. Just don't mention his strapping older brother; he's a tad jealous. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Stan Marsh is a fourth grader who is the ladies man of his classroom. See them in South Park.

China has five thousand years of history, and he's optimistic he'll win over the Allied Powers to the wisdom of his ways. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

Arthur Dent is an incredibly normal man on an incredibly abnormal adventure. See them in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Make sure not to anger the Hulk or else he will transform into a giant green monstrosity and smash anything in his way. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Rose Hathaway is a reckless, rebellious smartass who's training to be a royal vampire guardian. See them in Vampire Academy.

Lucille Bluth doesn't understand the question, and she won't respond to it. And you're probably better off. See them in Arrested Development.

Carl Gallagher is a budding psychopath fascinated with rule breaking. See them in Shameless.