Because you like Elsa Shraeder in The Sound of Music

Serena van der Woodsen is a wild child. Too wild, her friends and family might argue. See them in Gossip Girl.

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

Keren Walker is a socialite looking to avoid work, keep a constant buzz, and be as snarky as possible. See them in Will & Grace.

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Innately shy, Ginny Weasley is growing into a feisty, independent spirit. See them in Harry Potter Series.

A Wakandan spy, Nakia is capable, caring, and just the right amount of stubborn. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Fox McCloud leads a team of pilots through the Lylat System in search of the evil genius Andross, the villain that killed his father. See them in Star Fox.

Everything is fascinating to Octavia Blake who has been locked away for her entire life. See them in The 100.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

Driven yet empathetic, Emily Prentiss brings humanity to the pursuit of inhuman killers. See them in Criminal Minds.

Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.