And frankly, that is a much more interesting species of sequel.
Test audiences found it "too depressing." The studio wanted Laura to be a tough action hero, not a grieving basket case. While removing this subplot streamlined the film’s runtime, it also murdered the character’s motivation. Without the deleted scenes, Laura’s obsession with capturing the alien feels like a plot contrivance rather than a tragic projection of her own fractured psyche. Species 2 Deleted Scenes
One of the most intriguing deleted scenes does not involve monsters or gore, but a quiet conversation. In the theatrical version, Senator Ross (James Cromwell) is a cardboard cutout villain: an ambitious politician who wants to use his son’s alien infection to create a super-race. And frankly, that is a much more interesting
Peter Medak set out to make a film that escalated the threat. Where the first film had one alien (Sil), the sequel introduced Patrick Ross (Justin Lazard), an astronaut infected with alien DNA who goes on a rampage to impregnate as many women as possible. The premise was inherently dark, but the execution in the theatrical cut often felt rushed or edited to avoid an NC-17 rating. The "Unrated" and "Special Edition" home video releases later restored much of this footage, but the "deleted scenes" distinct from these reintegrations offer even more depth. Peter Medak set out to make a film that escalated the threat
The deleted alternate ending is much bleaker. As the base explodes around them, Eve looks at Press, then at her newborn baby. She realizes that the baby is telepathically calling to the remaining half-breeds on Earth. It will never stop. It will always be a beacon for chaos. In a silent, devastating moment, Eve turns away from Press, walks into the exploding reactor core, and vaporizes herself and the infant.
The alternate "Baby Sacrifice" ending exists only as a rough cut. While the audio was recovered, the visual effects for the reactor core were never completed, meaning the extant version looks like a PlayStation 1 game. It is available on the boutique Blu-ray release, but only in standard definition.
So, where are these deleted scenes now? For years, they were the stuff of VHS trading legend. When Species II first hit DVD, the "deleted scenes" section was a paltry 90 seconds of inconsequential extensions.