It seems to have been getting better.

Terry isn't really dead. He was only burnt-alive in one timeline (lucky me!). He's stubborn and kinda dense when it comes to magic and metahuman abilities even though his daugher is dating your successor and she's a sorceress herself..., but he was a genuinely good guy. --the rest, well. I make no excuses except I seem to be attracted to guys that seem decent and end up... the opposite.