these tests are designed to fail — the data collected now will ensure they don't blow up with actual people on them. test seems like a success to me

Let us say 2/3rds of a failure.

SpaceX has a way of making the nearly impossible expected. We have forgotten quite quickly that booster catch is still a very experimental feature. Return to base on this flight wasn't routine yet.

You're assuming the viewer count is accurate? That seems rather naive.

Almost a complete failure except for second ever caught first stage...

BTW they first tested a redesigned version of Starship today.