 A retrospective on Den of Geek draws parallels between the new Alan and the protagonist of the "Harry Potter" novel and film series, alluding to a reversal of the story concept "of a boy at home thrust into an adventurous world".Like previous series, Alan is still the pilot of "Thunderbird 3".Similar to his 2004 counterpart, he is once again a teenager and is sometimes treated like a kid by his brothers.