I think time will tell. Since he reached out TWO times, with the second retraction being quite clear, let’s cut the Canadian some slack.
If he screws up later, we will know then.
My take? Jesus said 70 x 7. Let’s at least give him one.
Go, Seth, and sin no more.
Actually he has it wrong. He did compare them. That is, something about the film reminded him of another film. What he means is he didn’t equate them.