Many authors treat their main characters as the ideal, the person we all dream of being. It’s as if the tiniest flaw would turn the reader off, but at the same time, any character must have the appearance of flaws...

The A.V. Club posted a list of shows in which the...  ....V. Club posted a list of shows in which the lead protagonist is the least interesting of the main characters....  ...fact of TV that TV Tropes calls it the Designated Protagonist Syndrome, featuring the Standardized Leader. (War...