Debug formatter tweaks

| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Doc fix?      | no
| New docs?     | no
| Applies to    | 2.6+
| Fixed tickets | n/a

Hi guys!

This follows with a few tweaks to #4485. The biggest was adding an image of the output early on, which helped me understand "what the heck does this debug formatter actually do?".

Thanks!