Yes!! I feel like they maybe cut it because it would've given off the impression that it was the kissing he was uncertain about, rather than, you know, fully committing to a new life while just leaving Mary and the kids forever and pretending that never happened. So technically, I get why they presumably cut it and I agree with it! But also ... a world with multiple Ed and Stede smoochies existed?!?!?! And hopefully it will exist again soon!

(Of course, if anything ever hurts me more than Succession taking my RomanGerri funeral scene, it will shock me to my core. This, in comparison, is mere child's play!)