billd91
Not your screen monkey (he/him)
Kind of a different concept, though. Donation of blood is tied up with body autonomy, something you generally can't compel someone to give up. By contrast, Burke saving Isaac required an application of the skills that make her a valuable Orville navigator. Ordering someone to use their skills is a lot less invasive than ordering them to donate blood.Also this episode is little reminder of TNG "the enemy" where Worf is faced with dilema of donating blood to romulan survivor, and I would say that Picard and Worf played it better than Mercer and Burke, as Picard did not order Worf to undergo the donation or disciplined him.