The second episode of any new show can be tough. You have about a week to top the well-crafted and polished pilot episode that was written over six months.
I didn't do it because of the underlying greed that's prevailing, but it is about greed, doing the right thing at the right time using your clout when you have it and what for and what reason.
I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff.