 Robert Bianco for USA Today noted after the episode " Showmance " : " Jessalyn Gilsig 's self @-@ centered , ridiculously strident Terri just needs to go , period . " Shawna Malcom for the Los Angeles Times deemed Terri " beyond annoying " in the following episode , " Acafellas " , but wrote : " I have confidence that creator Ryan Murphy will flesh out Jessalyn Gilsig ’ s character over time . Her seemingly sincere apology to Will for not being more supportive of his boy band was a nice first step . " Eric Goldman for IGN commented after the episode " Preggers " : " So far , Terri has been an incredibly unlikable character . More firmly establishing her as this devilish type of schemer at least pushes her far enough to make her actions entertaining , even as we root against her . " Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly noted of the episode " Throwdown " : " the pregnancy subplot is dragging down the show , and tonight that subplot nearly derailed an otherwise @-@ excellent episode . Terri 's fake pregnancy and Quinn ’ s real one started out a few weeks ago as an interesting way to insert some realism and tension into a delightfully surreal musical @-@ comedy universe . By now , however , I watch Glee and feel sorry for Jessalyn Gilsig . I ’ ll bet the actress didn ’ t initially sign on to have her character Terri become a shrill , lying nag whose main function is to bring husband Will — and by extension , us — down . " 
