There wouldn't have been the fizzle had it actually worked. While the visual callback is neat, I think the update is further evidence that Terezi has stopped being a Seer of Mind and is (at least) ghosting inversion.

Also, a strict reading of the visual parallel is that because Terezi failed to use her Mind powers, she faced them down the shittier path.

Or maybe she used it so hard that her head started smoking?

Interesting, though! I am excited to be proven wrong.