Deleted Starship Troopers Scenes That You Never Knew Existed

During the final act, Johnny and Carmen are reunited after Johnny gets a strange urge to travel beneath Planet P's surface as the battle between the Federation and the bugs rages outdoors. Down below, Johnny eventually stumbles upon a bug stronghold where the Brain Bug — the supposed leader of the entire alien race — has killed Zander. With Carmen next on the menu, Johnny, Ace, and Watkins (Seth Gilliam) arrive just in time to save Carmen and blow the cave to smithereens. Though Watkins doesn't make it, the others live to see another day.

In the final moments of "Starship Troopers," the Brain Bug is captured and Carl, being a psychic 'n all, reveals that the creature is afraid. Having won the battle, Carmen remarks that when she, Johnny, and Carl are together, "things might just work out." In an extended version of the same scene called "Last Kiss," Carmen lays a friendly one on Carl, thankful that he psychically led Johnny to her rescue. Soon after, she and Johnny share a final romantic moment themselves where they also kiss (albeit, more romantically), picking up where they left off.

Though this is a nice note to end on given their tortured romance, the removal of this blissful moment is almost necessary. Not only would the rekindling of their romance feel a bit cliche, but their decision to remain close friends reflects how much they've both grown, and that they understand and respect the other's choices moving forward.