Lady Sybil Crawley from Downton Abbey
Right from the get-go, Lady Sybil is a fierce young woman. Fierce as in she has ambitions to see the world change, which is not the character that a young woman of standing ought to have had early in the 20th century. Her family intend to marry their daughters to upstanding men, mostly because the estate is in jeopardy, but she pays little attention to that and instead immerses herself in global issues. The first of those issues is women's suffrage. She stands at rallies, trains in her cooks' kitchen, and learns to nurse wounded veterans. She maybe thinks too little about what her ambitions do to her family, but all-in-all they learn to look at issues beyond themselves, and they learn to love a new in-law with different political and religious beliefs. Thanks to Lady Sybil, her sisters Lady Edith and Lady Mary Crawley don't look very lady-like at all.
Doug
A middle school (high school?) kid who pays attention to his conscience and is sensitive to the needs of others, Doug is the kind of guy who is much more appealing than how he views himself. He is selfless, surrounds himself with funny and light-hearted friends like Skeeter, and pays a little too much attention to fellow nice girl Patty Mayonaise. Though people like BeBee and Roger Klutz often poke fun of him, he generally remains level-headed and combats ridicule with a cool demeanor. The social world of middle school is tough, but rest assured, Doug Funny, guys like you have a future full of people that appreciate you.
Michael Bluth from Arrested Development
With no shortage of mistakes of his own, Michael must also bear the weight of his chaotic family. His narcissistic mother rarely shows affection except for momma's boy Buster; his sister is married to a man presumed to be gay (and so the marriage is a paradox, you see) and who has no career direction or realistic perspective of his acting skills (their daughter Maeby somehow grew up intelligent and street smart); his father is a conman; his other brother Gob is a magician and incapable of taking on the family business. Nobody else is able to handle the family business, in fact, except for Michael, who mostly just feels he should keep his family relations close. His optimism is appealing, though the characters of his life will always stress him out.
Sully from Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
He is very good looking. I mean if seven-year-old kids like me could pick that out, then...it is unlawful to be so handsome. Literally.
Hannah Horvath from Girls
She also appears on my annoying characters list for being selfish on top of a host of other negative characteristics. But I love her as well, not because she has the best of personalities, but because she doesn't, and that reminds me of me, and my friends, and other twenty-somethings I know. There's a bit of a lost nature to us and a need to ask questions we expect to be answered simply but know cannot. She is creative, however, and doesn't think before she does something atrocious...and yes I mean atrocious....but does contemplate it afterward. She voices opinions and always remains honest. I feel that honesty in these years is important because if you're always trying to look the part of whatever profession or position you're in, you may not quite feel like yourself, which is the crisis of fellow character Marnie Michaels.
Also, nothing is glorified. And the main character seems sloppy. But, yeah, I can be, too. Like how I traipsed around my apartment in underwear for three hours this morning because I just. didn't want. to get dressed.
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