Illustration of the evolution and shape of debris in an extremely relativistic event with r _p ∼ 4.02r _g (upper panels) and an ordinary TDE with r _p ∼ 110r _g (lower panels). Four phases are shown for each. For the eTDE: crescent (note that the star has already been fully disrupted at this stage and a significant fraction of its mass has been captured); spiral; ring; and ring with inflow. For evolution of an ordinary TDE: beginning of the disruption; highly stretched star; and two stages of the stream’s return to the vicinity of the SMBH. In all cases, the color scale represents the logarithmic density in the orbital plane. Insets show the matter near the SMBH.