6.1/1013 votesLoading...#1 - Not Vanilla
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/2010
A turn of events at work for Bernie and the subsequent therapy forced upon him by his boss sees Nat grow curious about the origins of her own fetish. This leads her to track down her mother, Loretta. It's an uneasy reunion for Nat, who finds the situation more confronting than she ever imagined it would be. Though Sean initially continues to struggle with the detritus of what happened with Alice, support from Nat and a particularly satisfying session with a client sees him charged with a determination to get over the incident once and for all. Lauren's relationship with John goes from strength to strength but the pull of her children sees her leave him behind when she heads off on a holiday to meet up with her daughter Kate in Hawaii.
Director: Ken Cameron
Writer: Shelley Birse
6.4/1033 votesLoading...#2 - Jizz
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/12/2007
Heather and her partner Ally want to have a baby, using Ally's good friend Gary. But when Gary's new partner Eadie's troublesome attitude comes to light and legal contracts get waved around, Heather and Ally angrily end the arrangement. Heather devises an unusual solution which sends Ally into a tailspin.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Matt Ford
6.4/1014 votesLoading...#3 - Bug Crush
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2010
With Kate home for holidays and her relationship with John developing, Lauren's very content. She's oblivious however, to her daughter's insecurities about the new domestic set up and is aware of the lengths Kate is prepared to go to make trouble between her and John. Amy becomes involved with Dominic, a strange client whose doctor has advised he visits a prostitute because he lacks sexual confidence. Initially Amy thinks he's harmlessly naive, but when Dominic brings along a bug to their session, she realises there is much more to him than meets the eye.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Matt Ford
6.5/1023 votesLoading...#4 - Truth
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/26/2007
Tippi meets a client who perplexes her as he seems to suppressing his sexual urges. Lauren discovers Heather is pregnant and decides to help her.
Director: Daina Reid
Writer: Deb Cox
6.5/1024 votesLoading...#5 - Family
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/2/2008
Tippi realises that their's no room for Aiden in her life. Alex offers some support to pregnant Heather. Nick helps Mel with a legal matter.
Director: Daina Reid
Writer: Roger Simpson
6.5/1017 votesLoading...#6 - Last Look
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 12/2/2008
With the first season's shattering conclusion, Season 2 finds the girls of Satisfaction picking up the pieces - where rivalry abounds, secrets are uncovered and futures questioned. Back to work, and with the introduction of a new escort, 232 continues to service its clients like never before - yet behind the thin professional veil, relationships are tested and the boundaries of love crossed.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Matt Ford
6.5/1015 votesLoading...#7 - Pony Girl
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/9/2008
A new client forces Heather to realise that beneath her liberal facade she does have certain boundaries. Spurred on by a car salesman client and looking for some adventure, Lauren buys herself a new car and becomes a lead foot. Tippi takes on Martin, a client who made Chloe distinctly uncomfortable, and whilst working at 232 fixing the sound-system, Josh is confronted by the reality of Chloe's work. Sensing he's troubled, Tippi's on hand to distract him.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Samantha Winston
6.5/1021 votesLoading...#8 - Playground
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/23/2008
Haunted by her encounter with Martin, Tippi becomes involved with a sexually dysfunctional client, Zoron, who invites her away for the weekend. Tippi sees it as an opportunity for them both to forget their troubles; but the outcome couldn't be further from the truth. Chloe is relieved when Josh stops working at 232, while Lauren's ex-husband Phil threatens to tell their kids about her sex-work. Sean confesses to Mel he is now a sex-worker, leaving her furious with Nat.
Director: Steve Jodrell
Writer: Jo Martino
6.6/1039 votesLoading...#9 - Mrs Hyde
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/5/2007
High class escort Mel finds herself challenged by Johnny Lake, a rock star client with a huge ego and some damaging sexual problems. Seeking out her elusive lover Tim, who suggests she come away with him, Mel is tempted by the security of someone she knows and loves.
Director: Ken Cameron
Writer: Fiona Seres
6.6/1026 votesLoading...#10 - Rubber Dubber
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2008
Chloe returns to work to find a constant stream of regulars, but is shocked at home when she discovers Bonnie's internet activities. Lauren is shaken when her children tell her that they're moving to America with their Dad and Heather struggles to sell her and Ally's home.
Director: Ken Cameron
Writer: Katherine Thomson
6.6/1014 votesLoading...#11 - Lifesavers
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/9/2010
Lauren's drinking is taking an alarming turn. A blackout sees her arrive home drunk in the back of the cab. When the police arrive on her doorstep with the news her car was found abandoned and smashed, she finds herself inadvertently withholding information which results in the police thinking her car was stolen. What Lauren comes to remember is quite different — and damaging. She got drunk, drove her car, careened it into a public place and travelled home passed out in a taxi. Mel lands back at 232 with a huge surprise. She's adopted a baby. Something which has happened swiftly and, judging from her nervousness, a role she's not all together convinced she's ready for. Sean however discovers he has a natural instinct with the baby and so, well aware of Mel's insecurities, offers to venture back to Abu Dhabi to help her settle into motherhood.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Shelley Birse
6.7/1016 votesLoading...#12 - What Do You Love
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/16/2008
Mel receives an untimely visit from her brother Sean, whose arrival in her life usually signals trouble. Tippi invites Sean to look around 232 and meeting Nat makes his head spin and he begins to consider a career change. Tippi has a frightening session with Martin whilst Lauren has a surprising encounter with her ex-husband's best friend Max. Trying to remain buoyant, Chloe prepares Bonnie for boarding school.
Director: Steve Jodrell
Writer: Samantha Winston
6.9/1056 votesLoading...#13 - Running Girl
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/5/2007
Satisfaction is a Showcase Original Presentation about friendships, family, lust and love and is unlike anything seen on Australian television. Set in and around 232, an up-market city brothel, it reveals the world of five high-class escorts and their manager as they juggle the pressures of their private lives with their secret profession.
Director: Ken Cameron
Writer: Roger Simpson
7.0/1017 votesLoading...#14 - A Good Eye For Shoes
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/30/2008
Lauren is approached by Fiona, the wife of upcoming politician Terence O'Neil, to seduce her husband. Gleaning Fiona's motivation is to control her husband, Lauren's curiosity gets the better of her and she accepts the job. Mel receives a visit from Tippi's mum, who forces her to question her role in Tippi's life. Josh leaves on tour with his band, and Chloe has a very enjoyable session with Bill who surprisingly doesn't want sex.
Director: Catriona McKenzie
Writer: Matt Ford
7.0/1012 votesLoading...#15 - Sheik Your Booty
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/2009
A memory from the past, coupled with the growing health worries, see Mel's uncertainty about her future begin to manifest in the most unusual ways. But then she is made an offer to run a brothel in Abu Dhabi. Sean has a client whose husband likes to watch her have sex. It's disturbing to Sean and when he and Nat argue about the weirdness of the situation, it further highlights their sexual differences.
Director: Sian Davies
Writer: Shelley Birse
7.1/1013 votesLoading...#16 - Playthings
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2010
Following a visit to the doctor, the reality that he was unknowingly penetrated hits home for Sean. Discounting Steve as the culprit confirms Jemima's claims; Alice is the perpetrator. However when Sean attempts to make her accountable, she denies responsibility. When Nat learns of the incident and follows it up with Sean, she urges him to continue to push Alice for the truth. Once again Alice fails to relent which sees Sean threatening blackmail unless she admits to the attack. Tess's regular client, Turnball, returns and she finds herself getting involved in his family problems. Tess seems to be falling into the same routine she had with Daniel; investing unnecessary energy in a no-win situation.
Director: Ken Cameron
Writer: Matt Ford
7.2/1022 votesLoading...#17 - Slaying The Goat
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2008
News that 232 is on the market inspires Lauren to lobby the girls to form a syndicate and as Nick prepares to set up house with Mel, an unexpected visitor from his past changes the course of Nick's life.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Matt Ford
7.2/1016 votesLoading...#18 - Spilt Kisses
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/2009
With Sean's intentions now out in the open, fantasy and reality are blurring for Nat. Provoked by a particularly intimate gesture from Sean, Nat realises she needs to make a step towards a real human connection. Mark refuses to accept that, given particular circumstances, things are over with Mel, while Chloe is missing Bonnie more than ever and discovers her daughter is feeling the same. Meanwhile, after returning home into the eye of a media storm, Lauren is introduced into high society by Mel - and she is treated like a star.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Samantha Winston
7.2/1014 votesLoading...#19 - Non Standard Package
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2010
Amy agrees to a date with a customer after hours and gets into a sticky situation. Daniel continues to pursue Tess, as she struggles to assert herself and set the boundaries of work and play. While Sean is busier than ever, as a pool boy tempting rich cougars, has him questioning what Nat is after.
Director: Ian Watson
Writer: Meaghan Smith
7.3/1015 votesLoading...#20 - Tess
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/2009
Nat offers Tess, a good looking advertising PA, a job but Tess thinks she's joking but aside from that, she's happily ensconced where she is. Assistant and mistress to Daniel, CEO of the advertising agency, Tess isn't looking to move on; even though she has a niggling sense Daniel will never be hers exclusively. She's forced to confront her future however when Daniel's commitments to his family take priority over her needs. She finds her way back into 232 where a conversation with Lauren piques her interest in sex-work. She's picked up men in bars so she's comfortable having sex with strangers. She decides to give it a go. Amy continues to be a thorn in Lauren's side. Lauren decides to ignore her, but it just incites Amy further, making her even bolder in her attempts to grab attention.
Director: Steve Jodrell
Writer: Roger Simpson
7.4/1030 votesLoading...#21 - Lauren Rising
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/19/2007
Heather and Ally decide they want a baby, using Ally's goofy friend Gary. However Gary's new partner Edie doesn't want him to help out and brings in lawyers. Heather ends up devising a unusual solution which leaves Ally confused.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Katherine Thomson
7.4/1021 votesLoading...#22 - Gene Therapy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/6/2009
While Mel's life seems to be unraveling, the arrival of her mother, Gillian, only adds to her distress. When Gillian discovers Sean is now on the game, she offers him money to start a new career — something she never did for Mel. Lauren's job with Terence is becoming increasingly complicated, while Heather meets a married couple — Jack and Eloise — who want a threesome. It's the first time Heather's ever been paid to have sex with a woman.
Director: Catriona McKenzie
Writer: Shelley Birse
7.4/1019 votesLoading...#23 - All Those Monkeys
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2009
Terence suspects Lauren is a sex-worker, but just as Lauren realises she now has feelings for Terence, he suffers a heart-attack and Lauren's left in an almighty mess. A sex worker, in a hotel room with a dying politician - what on earth is she supposed to do? Meanwhile, with Mum gone, Mel and Sean kick back and enjoy the peace. But Gillian is closer than they think - she's hanging around 232 and Heather's troubled when she has a spectacular orgasm with Jack - the first time it has happened with a man.
Director: Daniel Nettheim
Writer: Matt Ford
7.4/1018 votesLoading...#24 - Apples
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/27/2009
Mel has a new client, Marc, who is very young and very eager. Confident, fun, and with access to plenty of money he makes her feel invigorated and is precisely the frivolous diversion Mel needs in her life at the moment. Nat becomes aware she has feelings for Sean and Heather's having trouble disengaging from Jack, overwhelmed by the heterosexual feelings he continues to unleash in her.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Samantha Winston
7.5/1022 votesLoading...#25 - Paying For It
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/23/2008
Chloe, Bonnie and Josh decide to try counselling to help with the problems in their relationships which leads to an unexpected proposal from Josh. One of Mel's former lovers returns to make a claim on her, while Lauren's ex-husband Phil returns to sell the family home.
Director: Paul Moloney
Writer: Matt Ford
The Worst Episodes of Satisfaction
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Set in and around 232, an up-market city brothel, Satisfaction reveals the world of five high class escorts and their manager as they juggle the...
Genre:Drama
Network:showcase
Worst Episodes Summary
"Not Vanilla" is the worst rated episode of "Satisfaction". It scored 6.1/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Ken Cameron and written by Shelley Birse, it aired on 1/26/2010. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Jizz".