Gilsig characterized Terri as emotionally still being in high school, and as of December 2009 did not know how long her character would feature in the series, as she was initially only created as an obstacle to come between Emma and Will.
Gilsig karakteriserer Terri som følelsesmæssigt at stadig være i high school, og i december 2009 vidste hun ikke, hvor længe hendes karakter ville optræde i serien, da hun i starten kun var skabt som en hindring for at komme mellem Emma og Will.