Because you like Sethe in Beloved

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.

A sarcastic and nosy tomboy, Stephanie Tanner is understandably not crazy about being the middle child. See them in Full House.

Oscar Jarjayes is a sword-swinging, fearless Commander of the Royal Guard who cross-dresses as a man. See them in Rose of Versailles.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

Jamie Fraser is a noble warrior with a romantic heart. See them in Outlander.

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.

For Louie C.K., comedy is tough but fatherhood is even tougher. See them in Louie.

Quiet and brooding, Ennis Del Mar keeps his true passions close to the chest. See them in Brokeback Mountain.

An underdog with nothing left to lose, Donnie Creed has everything to prove. See them in Creed.

Amy Townsend rarely wakes up in the same bed twice. See them in Trainwreck.

Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

When the going gets tough, Dre Johnson gets tougher. Well, he'd like to think he does. See them in Blackish.