May imPROMPTu: Force

As in the Pergola Mimic's Day 30 puzzle, these are anaquotes. Also like in that puzzle, the source is Star Wars movies. But this time the quotes are lines of dialogue:

• "What have you done? I'm backwards!" - C-3PO, Episode 5
• "Not bad for a little furball." - Han Solo, Episode 6
• "Clean this droid up as best you can. It deserves our gratitude." - Sabé, Episode 1
• "I think it is time we demonstrated the full power of this station." - Grand Moff Tarkin, Episode 4
• "Machines building machines. How perverse." - C-3PO, Episode 2
• "Only a Sith deals in absolutes." - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode 3

First of course we need to put them in order by episode number. Then look at the names of the characters who uttered the lines. There are two things to get tripped up on here: The "Clean up this droid" line comes from Sabé when she's pretending to be Amidala, but that doesn't mean she's really Amidala! Second, "Grand Moff" is a title; the character's name is "Tarkin." Of course, if you go too far in this direction, you'll reason that the name that matters for this puzzle is "Wilhuff." Look, it's an imPROMPTu puzzle! I didn't know I'd be making a "Force" puzzle today!

The first letters of the characters' names, in Journal of the Whills order, spell the answer, SCOTCH.

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