By Andy Simon

Adolescence. For some it's a breeze, for others it's a nightmare.

And if you just happen to be an adolescent with some of the traits that gave JK Rowling's character, Voldemort, a bad name, then you will indeed have a big mountain to climb, particularly if you want to be the life and soul of the party.

And this is precisely the scenario we have here in ITV's latest three part drama; 'Him", which aired on Wednesday at 9pm.

Where's Dumbledore when you need him?

Him tells the story of a 17-year-old boy whose life is in a mess thanks mainly to his parents divorce. Both parents have since moved on, started new lives and families, and this has made our budding supernatural villain feel very much out of the loop.

Teenagers eh? Don't know they're born.

The adolescent in question; brilliantly portrayed I have to say by impressive new actor Fionn Whitehead has no name, well; not yet anyway, and appears to be mooching around not doing very much except scaring various shades of the brown stuff out of anyone who cheeses him off with his rather unenviable, yet impressive, powerful magic/telekinetic abilities.

Sounds a bit like my boss when I think about it.

As to why this lad (whom I shall name Voldemort II) is the way he is has yet; not been revealed. Well, it is after all; only episode one.

His long suffering mother Hannah (Katherine Kelley) appears to be completely unaware of her Son's rather dangerous talents.

The only one who does know is the boy's Grandmother.

And as the plot slowly reveals itself at least to me, to being that of an adolescent, who throws his childish and dangerous telekinesis tantrums, whenever things are not going his way, the whole thing reminds me of another unsavoury character.

Welcome to Voldemort Mark II folks.
Hardly an original story really.

The whole thing reminds me of a particular scene in Harry Potter's 'Half Blood Prince', where Dumbledore meets a young Tom Riddle (Voldemort Mark 1) and begins to see precisely what a powerful and horrible little shit Riddle is.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this 1st episode, however; after about 15 minutes I realized where this story was going and how predictable it was and for me; it greatly reduced my interest.

I cannot fault the cast; great acting by all. However the story, intriguing as it is, was for me, predictable. And unless there is an unexpected twist, then for me personally, I think this show will leave me wanting not more; but less.

I await Episode Two.

ITV's three part Supernatural drama continues on ITV1 next Wednesday at 9pm. It's early days but as the character Han Solo said in Episode IV of Star Wars . . .

"I have a bad feeling about this."

Prove me wrong, that's all I ask.

Thanks for reading.

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