One actor hypothesized that the depiction of a young woman of tender femininity in the first half of a story helped make even more graphic her transformation into an empress easily capable of murder and incest, making the story even more exciting.
「一」劇製作人林慧俊果有冤情：「我們是站在比較同情的立場看武后；何況，前半段媚娘多情可人，也是為了烘托後半段武后的跋扈專橫，加強劇戲效果嘛！」