I mentioned in stolen valor thread that my 72 year old dad was self made, posting the quote below.
So, with that in mind, he's been watching Star Trek for the first time after being interested in it for years. Every few days I go over in the evenings or weekends and we'll watch a few episodes a night. We're at the tail end of TNG by now, and we're watching DS9 interwined as it originally aired, so we're also on season 3 of DS9. Last night, I watched "Heart of Stone" with him, it's the episode where Nog joins starfleet thanks to Sisko. Quick refresher, Nog was an illiterate hoodlum who had never been to school in his life before Sisko came aboard. His dad was basically an indentured servant to quark, who was constantly abused despite showing signs of technical brilliance. Heart of Stone ends with Sisko telling Nog he won't recommend him to starfleet, which yields this speech.
This entire situation wasn't lost on my father, and this episode moved him deeply. Nog is easily the best written character in any star trek series, his arc is simply the best. I'm so excited for my dad to see where Nog's arc takes him, it's such a good one. But that scene right there might be my favorite Nog moment. They could have very easily made him hate his father, but he doesn't. He loves him a lot, and is proud of him, he just recognizes the shitty situation they are in. And I love this scene so much because it not only sets into play events that frees Nog from his situation, but also allows his father Rom to better his life. This one scene is probably the single point that changes his entire family's life, and it comes from a moment of sincerity. I love how touched Sisko is when he realizes Nog's plight. What a fucking episode.