The Reason for the cutting room floor is displayed in this, the bloated 236-minute Extended Cut on Blu-ray. One can see right away why these scenes were deleted in the first place, as they drag badly and do nothing to advance the story. There is no reason in the age of Seamless Branching, why these additional scenes could not be made selectable by the viewer, save for the obvious $$$$ grab by the studios setting up the inevitable double-dip on Blu-ray.