That's why I was wondering in the loop where it emerged from the backside if it wasn't debris but the tail in the process of reorienting, fight between the gravitation effect of the close approach and the solar wind eventually winning out as it pulled away.
Just wilda-- guessing :)
Okay...if you look closely then exactly what you just theorized i believe is the truth indeed.
Take awhile for it to settle down but that last wide angle image is I think a thing of beauty...