What is up with that horrible cutscene placement/ reveal?

Instead of cutting to black and telling me Skolas is alive, SHOW ME HIM FIRST. You know what I mean? Why did it cut to black just for Variks to say it is Skolas, just for me to then see Skolas. All the momentum, tension, and intrigue were killed right there. Again, why couldn't I see him being revied first? Wouldn't make more sense for the cutscene to be played after the mission?