The seventh leg of "The Amazing Race 14" was the first one in which we really saw the communication issues for mother & son Margie & Luke get in the way, to very unfortunate results.
The problem was based on the rickshaw driving Detour. Margie was unable to communicate in sign language to her son while Luke was in the driver mode since Luke had no way to see her. Margie's inability to communicate her intentions led her to take a turn as a driver herself, an ill-fated decision in Thailand's infamous heat.
Margie was left too heat stricken to literally stand up for the Pit Stop, collapsing in her son's arms. She had to subsequently be cooled down by on-site personnel but refused further assistance.
Leg seven's unfortunate ending notwithstanding, Margie & Luke still qualify as one of the stronger teams of the top TAR14 five and easily its most sympathetic remaining one. Their presence would do wonders for the finale, should we get to see them there.
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