The second is the subtle, snow-filled poem by Anne Carson, Merry Christmas from Hegel (2016), in which, having recently lost her brother, she reads the philosopher on Christmas Day, goes out, sees the world differently, finds it "ravishing".
Finally, the actual meal-ender: a tender, subtle Chinese snow pear deep-fried in a beignet-like crust.
One of the episode's other high points was one of its most subtle scenes; Snow telling Aurora that Charming used to light a candle for her to keep the nightmares away, and Charming doing the same for Henry in Storybrooke after his grandson's nightmare.
He refers to the "subtle science of snow and icecraft"; it is accompanied by a steely determination.
Unless, like me, you live in Los Angeles, a place where seasons are subtle, rain and snow are practically alien concepts and it doesn't start to dip below 70F until after Halloween.
There is another more subtle lesson for snow birds who want to claim Florida as their true home.
The set is outfitted with a giant video panel framed by more video panels, enabling visuals — designed by Jeff Sugg — as subtle as falling snow or as flashy as music-video-like backgrounds for the kids' introductory numbers.
If it lacked the high drama of the snow kick, it had a more subtle significance.
For all the stolen glances and glossy production, there is nothing subtle about the advert; Dhupia's skin looks snow white while Chopra appears dusky.
Against the brightness of the snow it looked darker than usual: a subtle melange of blacks, browns, greys and buffs, each shade blending into the others yet also managing, paradoxically, to stand out.
