I will say it did give me a chill when Old Glory came out all tattered and worn....but still flying.
Mathew Byrd is a douche bag.
That was one of my favorite episodes. I confess that even as a kid I thought the idea of the parallels being so precise were a bit hokey. Still, a very powerful reading of the declaration of independence by Kirk.
I nearly jumped out of my chair when Cloud William looks at the flag and starts off: "Ay plegli ianectu flaggen, tupep like for stahn..." as I immediately picked up on it, and Captain James Kirk continues 'And to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.'
A helluva scene.