@AC97  
He was still way out of line and should have faced greater consequences for imprisoning several of Twilight’s students. I was honestly cheering when Cozy Glow’s angry mob attacked Neighsay.

@gg666  

 
Indeed that is correct

@Marker  
He can just say “just following orders” and get off scot-free.

@Marker
 
He stated his intention of sending them back to their guardians, and you could hear the chains dissipate when the door closed, probably intentionally so, to be fair.
 
He never was going to hurt those teens.

So what does the EEA rulebook say about chaining up students and locking them up against their will?

This was smart. It came outa nowhere which I think is what made it so good Cozy glow would never fall for this stunt

Just as I had suspected…
 
Sandbar pretends to defect and ally with Neighsay, then with him now having free passage around the school, he helps bust the rest of the Student Six out of where they were locked up, presumably while Cozy makes her move and subdues the Chancellor while he is powerless due to her tampering with the Tree of Harmony and Equestria’s magic.

@Background Pony #8888  
Since Neighsay is relying on Equestrian law to defy Celestia and her protegée…  
Neighsay has no pendant in real life: secretary of a department of education using the law against his sovereign.
 
Anti-Nazi German judge who follows pre-Hitlerian legislation?

@GeneralKenobi75  
Lawful neutral at best and worst.

@Background Pony #26CD  
Those who see him as “lawful good” are in denial. He is seriously lawful evil, crossing over into lawful stupid based on his blind racism.

@Background Pony #26CD  
That just shows how stupid Neighsay is.
 
To fall for one of the oldest tricks in the book.

@Background Pony #8888
 
And in context, Neighsay had just caught them eavesdropping. That counted as suspicious in his view.

@Background Pony #9994  
…So are you going to say anti-German Nazis who helped Jews escape to safety were evil then?

@Magic Man  
Well, to be fair, there’s been two major magic suction attacks and both were by non-ponies.

Right, so if I’m reading the translation correctly, Chancellor Neighsay is accusing the Student 6 of SOMEHOW taking all the magic in Equestria without even the Flimsiest of evidence?
 
Okay okay, I understand dumb evil racists are dumb evil racists, but even then you’ve gotta have some logic. If he’s to be confronted about this in the next episode, you’ve gotta at least give him circumstantial evidence so he can attempt to back up his ludicrous actions otherwise he’s just going to look like a total strawma–oh wait!
 
I think this is my biggest problem with Neighsay Aside from the fact he’s a one-note racist antagonist. He gets away with a ridiculous amount of crap but has little of the tenacity or guile that makes villains like Chrysalis or Tirek endearing. That’s why I’m kinda glad he’s a red herring and that Cozy Glow is the true villain in this finale.

Is he really evil or is he just gonna fool Neighsay?

@Background Pony #9994  

 

Sandbar is just acting as a fake defector obviously.

ANOTHER MOTHERFUCKER!?

How is Sandbar evil for not betraying his homeland? At worst Neighsay is lawful neutral, but many see him as lawful good.

@gg666  
See that makes more sense.

@Dirty Bit  
I feel like it’ll be 2. They’ll probably come up with a plan for him to join Neighsay like Fluttershy joined Starlight in the season 5 premiere and get on his good side so he can help get them free. Because there are several different screenshots that show him chained up with them at different times.

@ShiiKra
 
Only three ways to slice it, least probable to most (1 being the least):
 

@gg666
 
Thank god.